Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-02-26
STATE NEWS

Seneca Tribune: Mrs. Jane Murray
an old lady living a short distance from
this city, recently returned from a visit
with relatives in Sterling, Kan. The
journey necessitated change of cars at
Topeka, and she relied to a great extent
upon the trainmen, being nearly seventy
years of age and quite feeble. At To-
peka this duty was neglected, and the
Santa Fe carried tEeir passenger a mile
or SO beyond the depot, and at o'clock
in the morning put her OF among
switches, stock yards and hog pens to
wander amid the darkness and grOpe her
way the best she could-the victim of
the officers Of this sOuless corporate
Her cIies for succOr brought a man to
her assistance who took her back to the
depot. But the exposure, excitement
and exhaustion was too much for the al
ready aged and frail frame, and We learn
she is dangerously i'll, the cause Of which
was greatly aggravated by the treat
ment received by the Santa Fe. Suit
has been entered against the company
and should she receive half she deserves,
that corporation will IN the future carry
its passengers, old or young, to a sta
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/ 1t is piece Of high handed work that
should be rebuked and the railroad
| taught lesson in common decency.
Troy Chief: One day last week
| young man, aged about 10 years, came
to the vicinity Of Troy In the search Of
his mother. This was Eis story: When
about 4 years OF age he was stolen from
his mother by Al Wlckham, who used
to live In this vicinity, and who was
/ lynched somewhere in western Kansas
! last summer for horse stealing. He did
not know why WickhRm stole him, but
he took him to Clay county, and he
afterwards drifted to the county poor
/ house. The county bound him out to
/ an old bachelor farmer until he was Is
/ years OF age. Upon reaching that age
he proposed to leave, but the old man
] did not want to part with him, and pro
! posed that if he remained until he was
| Is, he would deed him 40 acres OF land
out of the 800 acres that he owned, and
/ give him a team to farm It. The boy
remained, and at thestipulated time was
/ given the land. AtterWard the old man
ted him that if he would hunt up his
mother and brothers and bring them out
he would give them the whole 800 acres
to be theirs absolutely upon his death
THIS was the young mans mission IN
this vicinity. His mother had bee1
married three times, the last time to q
man named Perry, and was again &
widow.
Atehison Patriot: G. Lavender. O.
DOniphan, left a few specimens Of Goa
] he. - L.
place, about ore fourth of a mile east oi
that town. There is a small out crop
ing on the river road, which has been no
tieed for years, and a few weeks ago Mr.
Lavender sunk a shaft about eighty feel
back from where the layer can be seen
which resulted In finding a layer Of goOt
coal nine and half inches thick. Thu
gentleman is now trying to organize {
company to sink shaft deeper, ss b
has not the capital to do so at his com
mand. There Is every Indication that
thicker stratum can be found at a lowe
level. Every time there has been al
overflow at that place great many lamp
Of good coal have been found after tn
waters aubsided leading to the opinion
among people generally that below 10y
water mark the river washes against
coal deposit. and as there has Away
been a strong eddy near the old Dori
phan ferry landing, It looks prObabl
that the specimens were brought direc
to the surface from that point.
r HoEie Sentinel: Judge Veneer CAV
US the particulars OF the miraculous es
cape from instant death Of the little 81
year old daughter Of a Mr.. HarVics VII
B lives IN Prairie Dog township. It seem
that hlr. HHrvice was having a well du
On his place, and while all hands WeT
r away the little child went out and WE
; playing around the hole and fell IN, fal
:. ing 70 the bottom distance Of SON
= fifty feet. Her little brother was the I'm
= to give the alarm He was passing b
) and heard her crying &C the bottom
& the we'll and Immediately vent TO h
father who Wa Cur some distance trol